Katie Doar | |
Birth Date: | 2001 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Whangārei, New Zealand |
Height: | 169cm |
Position: | Midfield |
Clubs1: | Auckland |
Years1: | 2017–2019 |
Caps1: | 21 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Clubs2: | Northern Tridents |
Years2: | 2020– |
Caps2: | 7 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U–21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
Nationalteam2: | New Zealand |
Nationalcaps2: | 19 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Katie Doar (born 11 September 2001)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder.[2]
Katie Doar was born and raised in Whangārei.[2] [3] She has an elder sister, Madison, who has also represented New Zealand in field hockey.[4] Doar attended Kamo Intermediate School and Whangarei Girls' High School before boarding at St Cuthbert's College in Auckland.[5]
In 2019, Hockey New Zealand overhauled the National Hockey League. Until the conclusion of the league, Doar was a member of the Auckland team.[6]
Following the overhaul of the NHL, Doar was named in the Northern Tridents squad for New Zealand's new premier domestic competition, the Premier Hockey League.[7] [6] In the inaugural season of the league, Doar played in each game, helping the team to a silver medal.[8]
Katie Doar made her debut for the New Zealand U-21 team in 2018 during a Trans–Tasman test series against Australia in Hastings.[9]
She followed this up with an appearance at a Tri–Nations tournament in Canberra.[9]
Doar made her senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2019, during season one of the FIH Pro League.[10]